Abstract:

Purpose: Breast pain (GA) is a common condition in children and the families are quite disturbing. There is no organic pathology in most cases. Our study aims to evaluate the etiological causes of patients who apply for child emergency service due to breast pain. In this study, the facts that appeal to the child’s emergency service with breast pain complaints were examined retrospectively by age, gender, season, accompanying symptoms, physical examination and laboratory findings. Results: 330 patients between the ages of 5 and 18 who have applied to child emergency service with breast pain complaints were assessed. The majority of the incidents were over the age of 13 (n:183, 55,5%) and the small incidents were under the age of 8 (n:12, 3.6%). The girls were more than the men but the difference between them was not meaningful. The frequent causes of GA were confirmed as idiopathic (57.9 percent), muscle-skeletal system (14.5 percent) and respiratory system (10.3 percent). Causes of cardiovascular disease were confirmed at 6.1 per cent of the causes of mitral valve prolapsus and atrial septal defect. The result: A large portion of breast pain in our study is caused by non-heart causes. The distinctive diagnosis should be done carefully because heart-caused breast pain can have life-threatening consequences. Detailed history, physical examinations and laboratory examinations are important to inform and relieve patients and relatives who do not consider or do not find heart pathology.

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